The office of the JS & CAO is attached to the Ministry of Defence and deals with the recruitment and provision of civilian manpower for the Service Headquarters of Indian Armed Forces and 29 Inter-Service Organisations.

The Joint Secretary is the Cadre Controlling Officer for Armed Forces Civilian Employees who number over 12000 and comprise 219 categories.

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